My Morning Jacket to release Record Store Day exclusives
Repent! Oh, ye frequent downloaders. As reported earlier, the second annual Record Store Day has been confirmed for Saturday, April 18, and this time, a slew of bands are releasing exclusives that day to celebrate. Don't look for these at FYE or your outgoing Virgin Megastore; these are exclusive to independently owned record stores.... read more
Found in: NewsStill Your Man: Leonard Cohen Takes Back Manhattan
Click here for more photos from Leonard Cohen's performance.--On his first U.S. stage in 15 years, Leonard Cohen smiled in a gangster suit. He removed his fedora and bowed deeply—to the 2,800 fans who paid premium to pack into Manhattan's gilded Beacon Theatre, then to the admiring musicians around him who answered by launching into "Dance Me to the End of Love." Cohen fell to a crouch. At 74, was he finally too feeble to perform standing? Or was his body channeling the song's supplication—"lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove"? ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VLeonard Cohen - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre - 2/19/09
Click here for a written account of Leonard Cohen's show.--Photos taken by Ricky Chapman at the Beacon Theatre... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsLeonard Cohen North American tour dates announced
"As for the rest of you, well, you're just going to have to wait your turn," Liz Stinson wrote at the end of her news item titled Leonard Cohen plans first U.S. performance in 15 years. According to ridiculously comprehensive fansite, The Leonard Cohen Files, that turn comes now. Following last night's gig in New York City (full write-up and photos coming later today), Cohen has announced a slew of North American shows.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLeonard Cohen plays U.S. show, releases live CD/DVD
Last year, Leonard Cohen announced an ambitious tour for the first time in 15 years. But much to Paste's chagrin, the Canadian singer, songwriter and poet skipped the States and headed straight overseas, to Portugal, UK, Sweden and Greece, among other locales.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsA Dozen Dead Roses: An anti-Valentine's Day mix for the jaded heartbroken
Above: "Broken Heart" by Fabu Any hint of bitterness aside, I've always felt Valentine's Day was a silly holiday, even when I was happily in a relationship. The idea of celebrating your love for someone by showering them with expensive gifts, candy, flowers and really cheesy Hallmark cards on a designated day when everyone's supposed to do it anyway seems the antithesis of showing sincere appreciation for a loved one.Anyway, I thought today was as good of an excuse as any to take a listen to some of the very best songs exploring popular music's most fertile themes—heartbreak, lost love, unrequited... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLeonard Cohen plans first U.S. performance in 15 years
It's been a long, long wait for fans of the legendary Canadian troubadour Leonard Cohen—at least in the U.S. ... read more
Found in: News10 Best Canadian Musical Acts of All Time
I spent most of last week in Montreal, and I’ll soon be blogging about Schwartz’s, poutine, graffiti, an amazing beer bar and, most importantly, the M for Montreal festival. But before looking at the next great artists coming out of Canada, I’d like to give a run down of my Top 10 Canadian musical acts of all time (including bands made up primarily of Canadians). For a country of only 33 million people, our Northern neighbors have had an enormous impact on popular music. Even the list of great Canadian musicians who didn’t make my Top 10 (Barenaked Ladies, Feist,... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLeonard Cohen adds more European tour dates
One of our favorite singer-songwriter-poet-novelist-legends, Leonard Cohen, has added more tour dates to the ones we told you about back in March. Unfortunately for those stateside, as with the already announced dates, none of the new stops are in the U.S. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLeonard Cohen announces first tour dates in 15 years
Leonard Cohen, the legendary 73-year-old Canadian songwriter—who looks nothing like Al Pacino—will embark on his first tour in 15 years, staring June 6 in Toronto (remarkably close to when we told you he would). The tour follows Cohen's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Madonna, The Dave Clark Five, the Ventures and John Mellencamp. It precedes the forthcoming release of a new studio album on longtime label Sony BMG, which Cohen aims to put out by the end of the year. Cohen's touring band will include Roscoe Beck on bass and guitar; Neil Larsen... read more
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